Recruiter salary in the North Georgia nonmetro area

Pay in the North Georgia nonmetro area against Georgia and the US

Recruiters at the 90th percentile earn $103,800, 2.5 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.7. The middle half of recruiters in the North Georgia nonmetro area earns $49,150–$80,100. The mean ($69,210) is 10% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $30,950 wide, against $41,930 across Georgia and $40,770 nationally: employers in the North Georgia nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a recruiter here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $14,030 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $16,920, or about $21,832 once benefits are added. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $75,940 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in the North Georgia nonmetro area, and the Georgia statewide median of $70,570 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in the North Georgia nonmetro area

At the $63,180 median, a local hire costs about $81,523 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $18,343 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in the North Georgia nonmetro area

Of the 17 roles we track in the North Georgia nonmetro area, this one ranks #4 by median pay, between executive assistants ($63,860) and office managers ($60,000). Project Coordinator is the highest at $77,550.

Measured against the US median, recruiters rank #12 of the 17 roles we track in the North Georgia nonmetro area (-16.8%), between executive assistants (-16.6%) and medical administrative assistants (-17.9%). The typical role here is at -14.9%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Recruiters hold 5.4% of the jobs in these 17 roles in the North Georgia nonmetro area, 6.3% across Georgia and 5.8% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Georgia

Across the 18 areas of Georgia with data for this job, the median runs from $55,260 in Valdosta to $77,920 in Warner Robins, a gap of $22,660 a year. Of the 4 areas in Georgia with more recruiters than the North Georgia nonmetro area, 2 pay less: Savannah, GA ($62,690) and the South Georgia nonmetro area ($60,970).

the North Georgia nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the North Georgia nonmetro area is #173 of 521 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Georgia, Bay City and Tuscaloosa pay just above the North Georgia nonmetro area and Oklahoma City and Springfield just below. All four are within $40 a year of the median in the North Georgia nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many recruiters, all three pay more.

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